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senator levin's caucus was somewhat more vigorous than mine. we did have a vigorous discussion and hopefully this will prevent us from going over to 51 votes on january 3. >> two comments. the current rule would not be amended. we would have a standing order which has the same effect as a rule to put in place to procedures which i have outlined. two additional procedures -- one of them is up to the majority leader by himself. that would be whether or not to proceed to a bill with this assurance of two amendments per side up front. the second additional option of the majority leader would be where there is a joint cloture petition. we will open it up to questions. this is consistent with senate rules 5. we do not break the rules to change the rules. we stopped a procedure which is totally consistent with senate rule 5 which says the following -- the rules of the senate shall continue from congress to congress until they are changed as provided for by these rules, which of course is a two-thirds vote. the u.s. senate has never changed the rules o
senator levin's caucus was somewhat more vigorous than mine. we did have a vigorous discussion and hopefully this will prevent us from going over to 51 votes on january 3. >> two comments. the current rule would not be amended. we would have a standing order which has the same effect as a rule to put in place to procedures which i have outlined. two additional procedures -- one of them is up to the majority leader by himself. that would be whether or not to proceed to a bill with this...
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congressman sandy levin joins us next. careers of tomorrow. share your current.com/knowhow tell us about how you've let nothing stand in the way of being ready for the future. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> eliot: when michigan's governor rick snyder ran for election in 2010, he adamantly denied right to work as part of his agenda. this afternoon he signed it into law. sandy levin called the governor out in an op-ed in the descroit free
congressman sandy levin joins us next. careers of tomorrow. share your current.com/knowhow tell us about how you've let nothing stand in the way of being ready for the future. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male...
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as senator levin said earlier, it commits us to a missile defense strategy to make sure that iran knows if it makes a strike on israel, it will be debilitated by the israeli military system. it makes sure we expand the strategic stockpile authorization from 200 million to 400 million so israel has united states material on the ground in israel and can get permission to use it by the united states of america as it once in the past har already done. it ensures that we foster more cooperation between the -- between nato and israel to ensure that all the world that loves peace, liberty, and freedom and the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness work together with the state of israel to ensure its security and longevity in this great world of ours. go tell that story today when you talk to your congressman and senator, it's awn unequivocal pledge of friendship to the state of israel. there should not be one scintilla of wiggle room when it comes to republican or democrat and the state of israel and its security. there is a second subject i want you to talk about. i
as senator levin said earlier, it commits us to a missile defense strategy to make sure that iran knows if it makes a strike on israel, it will be debilitated by the israeli military system. it makes sure we expand the strategic stockpile authorization from 200 million to 400 million so israel has united states material on the ground in israel and can get permission to use it by the united states of america as it once in the past har already done. it ensures that we foster more cooperation...
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levin. i am not as much of a fan of the principles you laid out as the ones i have laid out, but the principles you have laid out are open enough that mr. levin can have his say and those of us who support the fair tax can have our say. to put it on an expedited process and say, let's stop talking about it and get it done. let's get the loopholes out that mr. mcgovern is discussing. i would like to ask you, mr. levin -- who you think benefits the most from the loopholes and carve out and exceptions? is it the middle-class taxpayers, or is it a different class of people? >> let me mention -- sometimes the word loophole was misapplied. the essentially, you talked about the principle -- to get down, to have two brackets would reduce the revenues dramatically. in order to achieve that, you would have to diminished and probably eliminate -- >> let me make sure i understand. the principal chairman camp has laid out -- the only proposals that he his -- he is entertaining our proposals that bring in
levin. i am not as much of a fan of the principles you laid out as the ones i have laid out, but the principles you have laid out are open enough that mr. levin can have his say and those of us who support the fair tax can have our say. to put it on an expedited process and say, let's stop talking about it and get it done. let's get the loopholes out that mr. mcgovern is discussing. i would like to ask you, mr. levin -- who you think benefits the most from the loopholes and carve out and...
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but sandy levin has a bill that is i'd wall. all bhoehner has to do is make those changes on the noor. the idea that they would love to pass this senate bill. but the constitution is stwandig in their way. okay, this is over. you are boeing to fold, when are you going to fold. the senate has lith rated tax bills many peoples. at an be stutionist's toog. the variety of of ways to get around that. but i want to listen to something within the host on foxness about how the president has handled this situation. >> he's basketball ueen using t great skill to shatter the doubt of the house. his objective from the very beginning was to break the will of the republicans and great an internal civil war. and he has done that. from insisting on day one that republicans have to race rates. he says that is what he will in visit upon flt he knew it will great a crisis and he did. >> between mcxho donald world al add. we are deeply think and al ilt ce in wonderland for hours before we hit the deadline. the idea of the tax bill, when i was liste
but sandy levin has a bill that is i'd wall. all bhoehner has to do is make those changes on the noor. the idea that they would love to pass this senate bill. but the constitution is stwandig in their way. okay, this is over. you are boeing to fold, when are you going to fold. the senate has lith rated tax bills many peoples. at an be stutionist's toog. the variety of of ways to get around that. but i want to listen to something within the host on foxness about how the president has handled...
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with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american people. on bill after bill that we wanted to pass, if the filibuster had had to be done out in open, before colleagues, before the public, we would have had the momentum to be able to get that legislation passed, because we were in sync with where the country wanted to go. but the group today put forward the proposal that basically is designed to pull the rug out of this reform effort. >> the argument that folks like senator mccain make is that, yeah, this might sound good to you now, be if you are in the minority, you are going to regret touching the filibuster at all, and you'll particularly regret setting a
with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american...
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it to investors all the while acknowledging to themselves that timberwolf was well what senator carl levin described. six hundred million dollars of timberwolf securities which you so. sure he sold this is what your sales team were telling to each other. that timberwolf was one deal can you imagine if a drug company was caught circulating e-mails before putting a new drug on the market saying boy is drug it's really probably you know might kill whoever takes a lot suckers but what are. you see we have laws in place to make sure the drug companies can't do that. but there's no laws to stop wall street and just today we heard even more reason why we should be keeping wall street on the same kind of short leash we keep in drug companies former goldman sachs executive director greg smith recently resigned from that banking giant and today in a new york times op ed he blew the whistle on a toxic and destructive his words environment within the bank smith writes i believe i have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture its people and its identity and i can honestly say
it to investors all the while acknowledging to themselves that timberwolf was well what senator carl levin described. six hundred million dollars of timberwolf securities which you so. sure he sold this is what your sales team were telling to each other. that timberwolf was one deal can you imagine if a drug company was caught circulating e-mails before putting a new drug on the market saying boy is drug it's really probably you know might kill whoever takes a lot suckers but what are. you see...
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senators john mccain, carl levin and diane feinstein sent a letter to sony. amy davidson is a senior editor at "the new yorker" magazine and wrote a column about it. good to have you here. so the senators, they came out staunchly against the film after seeing it saying it's perpetu e perpetuating a myth. your assessment of the film? are they right that the movie takes a little creative liberty with the tortures a sne s s ss? >> it did and there was an open letter saying the head of the cia had deep troubles with the ill families and not accurate in the description of what torture did for the united states. the reason they felt the need to speak out was because this was billed as the big movie that the cia cooperated with and the pentagon. opens with recordings of people dying in the world trade center and saying it's based on actual accounts and saying it has that and then make the case we needed torture to keep us safe, that torture got us bin laden, you could see why that's department lie disturbing if as people who have seen the intelligence say it's not t
senators john mccain, carl levin and diane feinstein sent a letter to sony. amy davidson is a senior editor at "the new yorker" magazine and wrote a column about it. good to have you here. so the senators, they came out staunchly against the film after seeing it saying it's perpetu e perpetuating a myth. your assessment of the film? are they right that the movie takes a little creative liberty with the tortures a sne s s ss? >> it did and there was an open letter saying the head...
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senator levin's proposal is fairly specific in how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and agree to the changes in the week much like what happened in 19785. as part of the agreement that they put in while five for the first time. we came this close by were not going to do it. but when you put that in the posts. peer the other possibility is to get another handshake between reagan mcconnell adobe changed the way they do things now. there'll be more willingness to offer amendments and previous filibusters might include the missile last year a very they have a bipartisan fashion in the senate to stream line executive nominations removing some creating agreements otherwise. come about the use of the hold which is done by all senators, done to objections because of nominations but a hostagetaking effect is increased in the last two years and nominations may be part of an agreement as well. i do think it's necessarily going to happen, but there's a deal that could work for both sides. maybe we have time for one last question. wh
senator levin's proposal is fairly specific in how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and agree to the changes in the week much like what happened in 19785. as part of the agreement that they put in while five for the first time. we came this close by were not going to do it. but when you put that in the posts. peer the other possibility is to get another handshake between reagan mcconnell adobe changed the way they do things now. there'll be more willingness to...
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there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it, but he couldn't kill it and then we moved to plan "b," the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd, he meaning the speaker, so it's very clear now, mr. president, that the speakers's number one goal is to get elected speaker on january 3rd. the house is not even here. he's told me it will give him two days to get back here, not two days, 48 hours. they don't even have enough of the leadership here to meet to talk about it. they have done it with conference calls. people are spread all over the country because the speaker is basically waiting for january aboutrd. now, the president campaigned on raising taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year. the bush era tax cuts will expire at the end of this year. obama was elected with a surplus of about 3 million votes.
there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it, but he couldn't kill it and then we moved to plan "b," the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd, he meaning the speaker, so it's very clear now, mr....
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levin: i guess we'll wrap up. i do show as i look about and think of this institution, it sometimes can be quite impersonal. i think for all of us today this is a very personal moment, and i think all of us join in saluting gabby and mark. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. reichert: i thank you, mr. speaker. i keep my closing statement short. this obviously is an important bill to this country, for our nation's security and is especially important on this day when our good friend, gabrielle giffords, has presented her resignation. i urge all members to join me in support of this bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3801. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended,
levin: i guess we'll wrap up. i do show as i look about and think of this institution, it sometimes can be quite impersonal. i think for all of us today this is a very personal moment, and i think all of us join in saluting gabby and mark. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. reichert: i thank you, mr. speaker. i keep my closing statement short. this obviously is an important bill to...
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what do you mean by that, larry levin? >> the market could -- we saw the market overnight in the s&ps trade down to 1380. i think 1350 is the next spot after that. that's another 50 points below where we're trading in the s&ps alone stuart. that's the kind of big hit i'm talking about. stuart: that would be a big hit. larry levin, thank you very much. happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you. stuart: let's bring in the author of how rich people think. steve, the rich voted not in overwhelming numbers but they certainly gave many of their votes to president obama in the last election. now, the rich people in america are going to have to pay higher tax rates. you know the rich. you know all about them. you're with them all the time. you write about them. how do they feel about this? >> well, i think the bottom line is, stuart, that the rich that voted for obama voted for obama based on his social policies not his fiscal policies. i don't think they are any happen per about the fiscal policies than anyone else, except
what do you mean by that, larry levin? >> the market could -- we saw the market overnight in the s&ps trade down to 1380. i think 1350 is the next spot after that. that's another 50 points below where we're trading in the s&ps alone stuart. that's the kind of big hit i'm talking about. stuart: that would be a big hit. larry levin, thank you very much. happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you. stuart: let's bring in the author of how rich people think. steve, the rich...
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robert byrd and ted kennedy and carl levin led the opposition to it but for the most part, it was a rush in judgment. host: our line for republicans is next. caller: good morning, good morning -- host: turn your television down. it will help. caller: good morning, i would first like to say that i feel sorry that mitt romney, a man of great moral and president obama had to go through so many difficult during the time of campaigning and they will have set the standard to work on. i really want to know -- we know this country is divided and when the senators come with an issue, are they informed on both sides well enough to make a decision? one of the things that is coming before us is that tax on the people making the most money. will they have to take a look at that? some say it will work and another side says it will not work. the american people don't know which side will work. guest: i think the senators will be well informed. i think the caller is certainly right about the divisions in the country. i think that's why the restoration of the senate, the senate becoming, again, and effec
robert byrd and ted kennedy and carl levin led the opposition to it but for the most part, it was a rush in judgment. host: our line for republicans is next. caller: good morning, good morning -- host: turn your television down. it will help. caller: good morning, i would first like to say that i feel sorry that mitt romney, a man of great moral and president obama had to go through so many difficult during the time of campaigning and they will have set the standard to work on. i really want to...
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senator levin's proposal is very specific on how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and maybe agree to some other changes. that would be very much like what happened in 1975. part of the agreement and 875 was the put in for the first time ever been asked a silly day. okay we came this close, but we're going to put that in the rules. the you could imagine finding a bipartisan agreement. the other possibility is that she get another eager handshake for implicit agreement between reid and mcconnell that there would be changing the way they do things now commented to repeat my willingness to offer amendments and in return, fewer frivolous filibusters. we saw last year a very commendable step in a bipartisan fashion, some that couldn't be confirmable in creating agreements otherwise. the use of old son by all senators and done often not because of objections to individual nominations, but a hostage tape and mechanism has increased enormously in the last few years and finding a better way to run nominations may be part of an a
senator levin's proposal is very specific on how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and maybe agree to some other changes. that would be very much like what happened in 1975. part of the agreement and 875 was the put in for the first time ever been asked a silly day. okay we came this close, but we're going to put that in the rules. the you could imagine finding a bipartisan agreement. the other possibility is that she get another eager handshake for implicit...
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carl levin, the democratic senator and chair of the armed services committee said automatic cuts to government spending could impact public safety. >> i think you should be worried if you have a defense job and we all ought to be worried whether we are dependent upon other aspects of the federal budget. whether we're worried about the regulation of our food safety, whether we're worried about our borders being secure, whether we're worried about fbi being supported, it's all affected by sequestration. >> joining me now, cnbc washington reporter eamon javers. you heard the numbers we just ran down. what is the short-term tangible consequence if we don't get action on the fiscal cliff. >> cote is right, it does cause uncertainly. life is uncertain and so they know that there's going to be this issue and that washington is going to wrestle with it. in the short term, the very short term, i think actually some of the hype around the fiscal cliff is a little overblown, particularly because the first couple of days or week or so after we go over the fiscal cliff we won't see all that many impacts. a
carl levin, the democratic senator and chair of the armed services committee said automatic cuts to government spending could impact public safety. >> i think you should be worried if you have a defense job and we all ought to be worried whether we are dependent upon other aspects of the federal budget. whether we're worried about the regulation of our food safety, whether we're worried about our borders being secure, whether we're worried about fbi being supported, it's all affected by...
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but are not on board with you yet include senator barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, pat leahy, carl levin, max baucus and depending on how you pars the statement, senator jack reed. why are your colleagues holding back and what are you doing to push them on this issue? >> recognize, this is an institution, the senate, that rarely changes its rules. so folks have been here often for very long time saying, well, we can always make a gentleman's agreement to make this place work. we score the social contrast. that would be ideal and certainly if these rules worked in the past why can't they work today. so there are folks reluctant to change them saying the better thing is to restore the social contrast. quite frankly, we've tried that. the minority leader and the democratic leader worked out a gentleman's agreement two years ago. it failed utterly. it's just clear, we're not in the same world. >> sir, how do you define failure? >> well, we failed in the sense that it was supposed to eliminate these huge number of filibusters and allow us to get an agenda on the floor. no longer have the bloc
but are not on board with you yet include senator barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, pat leahy, carl levin, max baucus and depending on how you pars the statement, senator jack reed. why are your colleagues holding back and what are you doing to push them on this issue? >> recognize, this is an institution, the senate, that rarely changes its rules. so folks have been here often for very long time saying, well, we can always make a gentleman's agreement to make this place work. we score the...
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also speaking on tuesday, michigan democratic senator carl levin said hsbc must now show accountability for its actions. >> the recent commitments are welcome. apologies and commitments to improve our also welcome, but accountability for past conduct is the central, and that is what has been missing here. >> the report on hsbc comes amidst widespread scandals in the global financial sector, including news the british bank barclays manipulated the key global interest rate, libor. appearing for the senate banking committee, federal reserve chair ben bernanke acknowledged u.s. officials were aware of the rate manipulation as early as four years ago, but were powerless to take action beyond alerting british officials. bernanke said the libor scandal has caused major damage and showed the international exchanges "structurally flawed." addressing the sluggish pace of u.s. job growth, ben bernanke said the fed is prepared to take new action to address high employment. >> reflecting its concerns about the slow pace of progress in reducing unemployment and the downside risk to the economic outlo
also speaking on tuesday, michigan democratic senator carl levin said hsbc must now show accountability for its actions. >> the recent commitments are welcome. apologies and commitments to improve our also welcome, but accountability for past conduct is the central, and that is what has been missing here. >> the report on hsbc comes amidst widespread scandals in the global financial sector, including news the british bank barclays manipulated the key global interest rate, libor....
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coming up next, representative sander levin. yesterday, mitch mcconnell had comments about the republican position on eliminating the fiscal cliff. [video clip] >> if the president is serious about solving current crisis and avoiding future ones, he has to step up and to lead. let me be clear. when it comes to the great economic challenges of the moment, saying that you want a balanced approach is not a plan. saying that people need to pay their fair share is not a plan. the tedious repetition of poll- tested talking points is simply that, and as long as the president uses them as a substitute for leadership, the more difficult it will be to solve problems. the time for the president to lead is now, and that means a concrete plan that takes into account that half of the congress approaches tax hikes, that because we are selfish, stubborn, but we know it is the wrong thing to do. we know it will hurt the economy. we know it will destroy jobs. this is not partisan politics. it is economics. as the president might say, it is math.
coming up next, representative sander levin. yesterday, mitch mcconnell had comments about the republican position on eliminating the fiscal cliff. [video clip] >> if the president is serious about solving current crisis and avoiding future ones, he has to step up and to lead. let me be clear. when it comes to the great economic challenges of the moment, saying that you want a balanced approach is not a plan. saying that people need to pay their fair share is not a plan. the tedious...
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there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it, but he couldn't kill it, and then we moved to plan bsm"b," the debac of all debacles. it's the other of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd. he, meaning the speaker. so it's very clear now, mr. president, that the speaker's number one goal is to get elected speaker on january 3rd. the house is not even here. he's told me he'll give them two days to get back here, 48 hours, not two days, 48 hours. they don't even have enough of the leadership here to meet to talk about it. they've done it with conference calls. people are spread all over this country because the speaker basically is waiting for january 3rd. now, the president campaigned on raising taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year. the bush era tax cuts will expire at the end of this year. obama was elected with a surplus of about 3 million vo
there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it, but he couldn't kill it, and then we moved to plan bsm"b," the debac of all debacles. it's the other of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd. he, meaning the speaker. so it's very clear now, mr....
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>> no, fake mark levin just tweeted to me get off my line you statist pig! now go! >> that's very, very funny. and sarcastic. >> deb in california. hi, deb. >> hi, steph. i'm in love with you. >> thank you. >> my husband is too. >> oh, three way! thank you. >> thank you. i wanted to tell you what i heard about, well mitch mcconnell. he has dropped his turtle to the top of his vacation car. >> yeah, upside down. >> you know how ann romney was talking about how she was a mom and it was hard work, and we already covered all of that but one of the things that entertained me was how when the footage came out about mitt romney talking about how ho was so great to upthe massachusetts welfare cost because there was dignity in work. >> yeah. >> they have to work because otherwise their children will be learn sloppy welfare type things. yeah, look at his five sons getting a hundred thousand dollars a year tax free off of their trust account. that's exactly what they raised. >> yeah. right. dog wars escalate. barack obama ate dog meat when he was nine. [ screaming ] >> and tha
>> no, fake mark levin just tweeted to me get off my line you statist pig! now go! >> that's very, very funny. and sarcastic. >> deb in california. hi, deb. >> hi, steph. i'm in love with you. >> thank you. >> my husband is too. >> oh, three way! thank you. >> thank you. i wanted to tell you what i heard about, well mitch mcconnell. he has dropped his turtle to the top of his vacation car. >> yeah, upside down. >> you know how ann...
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thanks for that, dana bash and congressman levin. deb? >>> forget the politics. up next, you'll hear exactly how going over the cliff affects your paycheck. and your 401(k). also it will extend unemployment benefits. >>> as the world celebrates the new year, brooke baldwin will join me live from new orleans where folks are getting ready for a huge one of a kind party. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. now through january 2nd, no monthly payments until spring for qualified buyers. get the silverado for 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash. plus trade up for an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. >>> so we avoided the cliff, apparently. will you be richer? well, maybe not. tomorrow your paycheck will likely shrink with or without a fiscal cliff deal. that's because the payroll tax cut that expires tonighted amite nig -- at midnight. the 4.2% of your salary you pa
thanks for that, dana bash and congressman levin. deb? >>> forget the politics. up next, you'll hear exactly how going over the cliff affects your paycheck. and your 401(k). also it will extend unemployment benefits. >>> as the world celebrates the new year, brooke baldwin will join me live from new orleans where folks are getting ready for a huge one of a kind party. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower....
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you have carl levin. you have mary lender prior in arkansas. you have kagan in north carolina you have a seat that can be contested. to me, what that argument says is the senate, i don't think is going to be the obstacle to the grand bargain. it is the 140 republican votes that speaker boehner will have to get together. and actually, how does barack obama help boehner? >> and another seat in 2014, mitch mcconnell's seat. whether in the primary or the general election, he is really concerned. he has been raising some the like a million dollars a quarter in the off-year for the last year-and-a-half or so. he hired rand paul's campaign manager. he is seriously preparing for the contest. >> he made the comment to our colleague, major garrett, that our top priority is stopping barack obama. and they did it, and congressional approval rating went on to historic lows. talking about statements being made when television cameras are on, one thing about this polarization that we have where all we do is we only watch msnbc or with only watch fox and we on
you have carl levin. you have mary lender prior in arkansas. you have kagan in north carolina you have a seat that can be contested. to me, what that argument says is the senate, i don't think is going to be the obstacle to the grand bargain. it is the 140 republican votes that speaker boehner will have to get together. and actually, how does barack obama help boehner? >> and another seat in 2014, mitch mcconnell's seat. whether in the primary or the general election, he is really...
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senator levin, just say no to mitch mcconnell and no in the house of representatives to mr. boehner. that's all the republicans have done. why in the world with their work with him on this? this as a campaign tool. the republicans want to touch medicare, medicaid and sells security under sequestration but they don't want any cuts to the defense budget. show where the republicans really stand on this side of corporate interests. host: it was senator ayotte, a republican from new hampshire, who was working to put together these workgroups to see if they can avoid sequestration. what do you think about a republican reaching across the aisle and reaching across the chambers to the house of representatives to see if they can come up with some kind of alternative to sequestration? caller: i think it is strictly to show republicans in the light i just mentioned. republicans can say that the republicans fought against sequestration, so did the democrats. this is all about political coverup. host: from "the wall street journal" -- the factory slump as one of the lead stories in "the
senator levin, just say no to mitch mcconnell and no in the house of representatives to mr. boehner. that's all the republicans have done. why in the world with their work with him on this? this as a campaign tool. the republicans want to touch medicare, medicaid and sells security under sequestration but they don't want any cuts to the defense budget. show where the republicans really stand on this side of corporate interests. host: it was senator ayotte, a republican from new hampshire, who...
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we played the mark levin clip before you came in, he actually sued the administration before the election saying that we have reason to believe that they are getting ready to unleash epa regulations after the election and we have the right to know what they are now. here is an october 22 issue that we are fighting an administration that has no regard for the rule of law in my humble opinion. whatsoever. it will continue to push the edge of the envelope. this is why more than anything else obama needs to be defeated and these people need to be thrown out of office.e is not hh that. but they say we can't do anything about global warming or missions that people appear to care about. so what is barack obama to do the. megyn: frankly, i am a not exactly a great fan of mark. there is no purpose of whining about president obama having been reelected. but the point being -- do something about it. we are a nation blessed with sufficient talk. right now the republican party has every opportunity to stand up and lead on this issue. they have been quiet and quiet since. megyn: [talking over each othe
we played the mark levin clip before you came in, he actually sued the administration before the election saying that we have reason to believe that they are getting ready to unleash epa regulations after the election and we have the right to know what they are now. here is an october 22 issue that we are fighting an administration that has no regard for the rule of law in my humble opinion. whatsoever. it will continue to push the edge of the envelope. this is why more than anything else obama...
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qf carl levin -- you have carl levin. you have mary lender prior in arkansas. you have kagan in north carolina you have a seat that can be contested. to me, what that argument says is the senate, i don't think is going to be the obstacle to the grand bargain. it is the 140 republican votes that speaker boehner will have to get together. and actually, how does barack obama held boehner? -- help boehner? >> and another seat in 2014, mitch mcconnell's seat. whether in the primary or the general election, he is really concerned. he has been raising some the like a million dollars a quarter in the off-year for the last year-and-a-half or so. he hired rand paul's campaign manager. he is seriously preparing for the contest. >> he made the comment to our colleague, major garrett, that our top priority is stopping barack obama. and they did it, and congressional approval rating went on to historic lows. talking about statements being made when television cameras are on, one thing about this polarization that we have where all we do is we only watch msnbc or with only wa
qf carl levin -- you have carl levin. you have mary lender prior in arkansas. you have kagan in north carolina you have a seat that can be contested. to me, what that argument says is the senate, i don't think is going to be the obstacle to the grand bargain. it is the 140 republican votes that speaker boehner will have to get together. and actually, how does barack obama held boehner? -- help boehner? >> and another seat in 2014, mitch mcconnell's seat. whether in the primary or the...
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levin, who is the ranking member of the committee's view, there's been no hearing on the ramifications of the bill which apparently is going to be brought to the floor which simply extends all the bush era tax cuts, ramifications to the deficit, ramifications to the debt, and indeed ramifications to the economy. i would say with all due respect my friend the majority leader, i don't believe there have been hearings on that issue. there have been issues should we reform the tax code. the gentleman, i agree, we should simplify, we should reform the tax bill. we should make it more compatible with economic growth and very frankly for average individual americans to -- who want to pay their taxes like to pay as little as possible, all of us would like to do that, but want to support their country as well. so i don't really share the gentleman's view that there have been hearings on the ramifications of the bill that the gentleman says is going to bring to the floor. that's what i asked. let me ask you the other question, which was the second part of it, are there going to be -- is there go
levin, who is the ranking member of the committee's view, there's been no hearing on the ramifications of the bill which apparently is going to be brought to the floor which simply extends all the bush era tax cuts, ramifications to the deficit, ramifications to the debt, and indeed ramifications to the economy. i would say with all due respect my friend the majority leader, i don't believe there have been hearings on that issue. there have been issues should we reform the tax code. the...
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president, ask unanimous consent at this point that a statement from senator carl levin, the senior senator from michigan, be included in the record. it speaks to the wind energy industry in michigan. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: we've seen improvement in the nation's economy, but many families and businesses across our country are still struggling to make ends meet. and this has been especially true in michigan, a state that has one of the nation's highest unemployment rates and a sluggish manufacturing base. and this is all a result of the tough economic times that we've experienced over the last four years. but if you look at michigan, mr. president, the wind industry saw an opportunity in michigan. michigan is known for its highly skilled workforce. and so the wind industry took root in michigan, took advantage of this workforce, and now we see that in michigan there is significant manufacturing of wind turbines occurring there. and that's reinvigorated michigan's industrial base and it's aided in the recovery of the state's economy. you think about i
president, ask unanimous consent at this point that a statement from senator carl levin, the senior senator from michigan, be included in the record. it speaks to the wind energy industry in michigan. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: we've seen improvement in the nation's economy, but many families and businesses across our country are still struggling to make ends meet. and this has been especially true in michigan, a state that has one of the nation's highest...
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carl levin, for example, came up with a proposal that's much more modest than what many of the democratsment, mostly focuses on the motion to proceed, but that includes a couple other areas where you might find a bipartisan buy-in that would take the issue at least take the temperature down. if that does not happen, the senate, next year, becomes a more unruly and more partisan place, and that, i think, is entirely possible, and it would make governing in the next couping years more of a challenge. >> asking about the house against the senate. all these gangs in the senate on the moderate side, but any chance to form itself at some point? they tried over the years, as you know, and i think that matt doud or somebody mentioned they are trying to organize something. can you comment on a rod rat organization to help boehner in the house? >> they mentioned moderates elected, but there were 44-something blue dogs, and rahm recruited many reportedly moderate democrats elected in 2006 and 2008. they are almost all gone, and, you know, the rules of the house tend to give control as long as there's s
carl levin, for example, came up with a proposal that's much more modest than what many of the democratsment, mostly focuses on the motion to proceed, but that includes a couple other areas where you might find a bipartisan buy-in that would take the issue at least take the temperature down. if that does not happen, the senate, next year, becomes a more unruly and more partisan place, and that, i think, is entirely possible, and it would make governing in the next couping years more of a...
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. >> reporter: according to his friend, jerry levine who shot some of the footage that you saw he was making a little documentary about the man's life. he says his bi-polar disorder could be spiraling out of control, but when he was stable and not suffering from that he was an absolute diamond and a genius type of a guy. gregg: phil keating. the mystery continues. thanks very much, phil. heather: you've heard of bounty hunters and big game hunters, but what about astroid hunters in outer space? former astronauts teaming up for a new mission. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. >> a gold medal runner making headlines for all the wrong reasons. you can see the algerian-born athlete crossing the finish line right there. the 3,000 meter steeplechase in helsinki. deciding what better way to celebrate to shove the mascot who looks like a carton of milk. inside the suit, a 14-year-old girl was in there. runner has a
. >> reporter: according to his friend, jerry levine who shot some of the footage that you saw he was making a little documentary about the man's life. he says his bi-polar disorder could be spiraling out of control, but when he was stable and not suffering from that he was an absolute diamond and a genius type of a guy. gregg: phil keating. the mystery continues. thanks very much, phil. heather: you've heard of bounty hunters and big game hunters, but what about astroid hunters in outer...
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-- carl levin shared and they were found guilty of prosecutable fraud. now obama, he turned it over to the justice department and obama and holder have done nothing to these banks. they're accomplices. they're criminals. romney will be the same. host: gary, thank you for the call. alan colmes, your response. guest: i think we needed to save the banks. i'm not sure obama is an accomplice to bank fraud. i think this president has actually gone after wall street, the people who gave him money to get elected, he has done wall street reform and bank reform. i'm not sure i agree he's an accomplice to a crime. i think it's a pretty extreme statement. you know, there are people who don't like any politicians, think they're all crimes, i don't particularly have that view. i respect your opinion, sir, but i don't see it that way. this president has been actually pretty tough in reinstalling some of the regulations that we lost during years of republican rule. host: is barack obama a liberal, was bill clinton a liberal president? guest: it's all comparative. compar
-- carl levin shared and they were found guilty of prosecutable fraud. now obama, he turned it over to the justice department and obama and holder have done nothing to these banks. they're accomplices. they're criminals. romney will be the same. host: gary, thank you for the call. alan colmes, your response. guest: i think we needed to save the banks. i'm not sure obama is an accomplice to bank fraud. i think this president has actually gone after wall street, the people who gave him money to...
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now there has been a new phenomenon in recent years, the years that senator levin and i have been in the senate, and that is called going up the tree. -- filling up the tree. that means no amendments are allowed. that is what that means keeping no amendments are allowed. then it is an everyday occurrence. almost routinely, with rare exceptions. on one hand, the majority understandably is terribly frustrated because they cannot move legislation. and we, the minority in this case -- we are not always going to be the minority, we know -- are frustrated by the fact we are unable to get amendments and issues that are important to us debated and voted on. so, that is your gridlock. and all of us are totally frustrated with this gridlock. but we have shown from time to time, as we did with the defense authorization bill, that with the agreement between parties, not resorting to rules bytes, with agreement between parties you can move forward with legislative provisions, which we are about to do here. but the majority legislation is being blocked, and once the legislation is brought forward,
now there has been a new phenomenon in recent years, the years that senator levin and i have been in the senate, and that is called going up the tree. -- filling up the tree. that means no amendments are allowed. that is what that means keeping no amendments are allowed. then it is an everyday occurrence. almost routinely, with rare exceptions. on one hand, the majority understandably is terribly frustrated because they cannot move legislation. and we, the minority in this case -- we are not...
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senator carl levin asked the governor to veto the bill or at least to delay the legislation voting on it. levin said schneider agreed to consider it but keep in mind the republican-led legislature pushed it through and schneider is a republican. senator debbie stabenow is calling michigan developments like wisconsin but worse. in a statement this morning senate majority leader harry reid calls the michigan anti-worker legislation a dangerous nationwide trend by republican-led state legislatures to attacking and collective bargaining. >>> a new poll out today on immigration shows that a majority of american voters support citizenship for undocumented immigrants. 62% support a path -- a proposal that lays out a multiyear process. according to the politico gw university battleground survey. the results are similar to those from an abc news "washington post" survey taken right after the election last month. cnn suggesting the president may turn his attention to immigration after he is done dealing with the fiscal cliff. an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants are currently living
senator carl levin asked the governor to veto the bill or at least to delay the legislation voting on it. levin said schneider agreed to consider it but keep in mind the republican-led legislature pushed it through and schneider is a republican. senator debbie stabenow is calling michigan developments like wisconsin but worse. in a statement this morning senate majority leader harry reid calls the michigan anti-worker legislation a dangerous nationwide trend by republican-led state legislatures...
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host: we had representative levin on yesterday. at 10:00, the ranking member of ways and means. quickly, let's hear what he had to say. [video clip] >> do you favor a six month cr to carry level government? guest: if necessary. we cannot have another potential meltdown. we would have to extend it and, if it takes six months, that might be the last thing to do. host: what does it mean to hear him say that we might have to do it? guest: there is still a lot of exhaustion in congress right now for what they went through last year and the idea that they pushed it so close and almost went over the cliff. you saw the market's actually start reacting at this time last year. there was a downgrade. they know that in november and december you have all of these other things about a cliff. they do not want to add something on top of that to make a cliff and the steeper. if they can push of government funding until the middle of march, next year, they will try to do that to avoid anything that could create any more drama or anxiety. host: kathy is watching us from alabama and joins us on the
host: we had representative levin on yesterday. at 10:00, the ranking member of ways and means. quickly, let's hear what he had to say. [video clip] >> do you favor a six month cr to carry level government? guest: if necessary. we cannot have another potential meltdown. we would have to extend it and, if it takes six months, that might be the last thing to do. host: what does it mean to hear him say that we might have to do it? guest: there is still a lot of exhaustion in congress right...
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john mccain and dianne feinstein are dahling for hearings both allegedly having spoken with carl levin about this and expressing this to -- concern that this type of leak is a threat to national security. the white house has responded simply by saying that it is committed to keeping classified information classified. >> we are closing in now on the july 1st deadline when current student loan rates are expected to double unless congress takes action. excuse me. both parties want to keep stafford loans at 3.4%. they can't agree on how to pay the 6 bill quan dollar tab. the obama administration rejected two new g.o.p. proposals. one would increase cost of retirement for federal employees and the second cut into medicaid. democrats wanted to pay by letting some small businesses avoid paying payroll taxes. every senate republican has voted against the paycheck fairness act for the second time in two years. the bill would have stopped employers from retaliating against employees who disclose salaries and made it easier for women to sue for paycheck discrimination. we are back with more after
john mccain and dianne feinstein are dahling for hearings both allegedly having spoken with carl levin about this and expressing this to -- concern that this type of leak is a threat to national security. the white house has responded simply by saying that it is committed to keeping classified information classified. >> we are closing in now on the july 1st deadline when current student loan rates are expected to double unless congress takes action. excuse me. both parties want to keep...
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carl levin, for example, has come up with a proposal that's much more modest than what many of the democrats want. it mostly focuses on the motion to proceed but could include a couple of other areas where you might find a bipartisan buy-in that would take the issue, at least take the temperature down. but if that doesn't happen, then the senate next year becomes a more unruly and more partisan place, and that i think is entirely possible, and it would make governing in the next couple years even more of a challenge. >> okay. anybody else? >> just wanted to ask norm about the house versus senate. you have all these gangs in the senate on the moderate side. is there any chance for a moderate house gang to form itself at some point? they've tried over the years, as you know, and i think matt dowd or somebody mentioned that he's trying to organize something. can you comment on any sort of moderate organization to help boehner in the house? >> well, norm mentioned earlier the, you know, a couple moderates that got elected, but the number of -- what were there, 44 or something blue dog, and rahm
carl levin, for example, has come up with a proposal that's much more modest than what many of the democrats want. it mostly focuses on the motion to proceed but could include a couple of other areas where you might find a bipartisan buy-in that would take the issue, at least take the temperature down. but if that doesn't happen, then the senate next year becomes a more unruly and more partisan place, and that i think is entirely possible, and it would make governing in the next couple years...
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levin, who is the ranking member of the committee's view, there's been no hearing on the ramifications of the bill which apparently is going to be brought to the floor which simply extends all the bush era tax cuts, ramifications to the deficit, ramifications to the debt, and indeed ramifications to the economy. i would say with all due respect my friend the majority leader, i don't believe there have been hearings on that issue. there have been issues should we reform the tax code. the gentleman, i agree, we should simplify, we should reform the tax bill. we should make it more compatible with economic growth and very frankly for average individual americans to -- who want to pay their taxes like to pay as little as possible, all of us would like to do that, but want to support their country as well. so i don't really share the gentleman's view that there have been hearings on the ramifications of the bill that the gentleman says is going to bring to the floor. that's what i asked. let me ask you the other question, which was the second part of it, are there going to be -- is there go
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levin from michigan. the gentleman from michigan. >> i yield myself such time as i may consume. >> it is recognized. >> if the congress does not act and act now, america will default. that would wreak havoc on our economy and make it harder for americans to find and keep a job. edfault cannot be an option. i am pleased that the bill before us ensures that will not occur. just as it would threaten economic health, so would increase in taxes. raising taxes on families and job creators would hinder investment, increase the cost of doing business, and result in even less hiring and fewer jobs. that is the wrong direction when we are struggling with an agglomerate of 9.2% and 14 million americans looking for work. the good news is that the legislation before us recognizes these basic facts. it was a default. it makes sure the government pays our bills and does not increase taxes. some of the joint committee could pave the way for tax increases. that is not going to happen. the committee structure, the baseline
levin from michigan. the gentleman from michigan. >> i yield myself such time as i may consume. >> it is recognized. >> if the congress does not act and act now, america will default. that would wreak havoc on our economy and make it harder for americans to find and keep a job. edfault cannot be an option. i am pleased that the bill before us ensures that will not occur. just as it would threaten economic health, so would increase in taxes. raising taxes on families and job...